Character Trivia - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Might · 07-28-2009, 04:01 PM

Wow, Pitchwife, you never stop amazing me! Without the tip for LotR I still would be searching.

The answer is Thráin II, who was injured at the battle of Azanulbizar.

Quote:

None the less in the morning Thráin stood before them. He had one eye blinded beyond cure, and he was halt with a leg-wound; but he said: 'Good! We have the victory. Khazad-dûm is ours! ' ~ Appendix A of LotR, Durin's Folk

I'll have to dig through the books long and hard to find something matching this question!

Pitchwife · 07-30-2009, 01:33 PM

Correct, of course! And don't think I doubted for a moment that you'd get it.

(Want to know how I came up with this? Opened the book on a random page and picked the first detail that looked obscure enough. Maybe you'd like to try the method...

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The Might · 08-07-2009, 08:43 AM

Who could help Elves heading south?

I have by the way used the method you suggested and it was the best I could come up with given the page I was on.

And also, Pitchwife, I like your sig!

The Might · 08-13-2009, 08:22 AM

Nobody? Want some help?

Pitchwife · 08-16-2009, 03:21 PM

I've got an idea... Elves heading south, as in, Tuor and the exiles of Gondolin on their march to Sirion's Mouth via Nan-tathren? In this case, the helper would be Ulmo, whose power was in the great stream and protected them (or words to that effect). Is that it?

The Might · 08-16-2009, 06:17 PM

Well, the answer does indeed make sense, but it's not what I had in mind.

I'm thinking Third Age.

Pitchwife · 08-17-2009, 02:31 AM

Ah... then maybe the Elves are Amrod, Nimrodel and company heading from Lórien to Edhellond? UT, History of Galadriel and Celeborn:

Quote:

'If she [Nimrodel] came through the settled lands of Gondor', they said, 'she would not be molested, and might receive help; for the Men of Gondor are good[...]'

So the answer would simply be 'Men of Gondor'?

07-30-2009, 01:33 PM	#2
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	Correct, of course! And don't think I doubted for a moment that you'd get it. (Want to know how I came up with this? Opened the book on a random page and picked the first detail that looked obscure enough. Maybe you'd like to try the method...) __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

08-07-2009, 08:43 AM	#3
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Who could help Elves heading south? I have by the way used the method you suggested and it was the best I could come up with given the page I was on. And also, Pitchwife, I like your sig! __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

08-13-2009, 08:22 AM	#4
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Nobody? Want some help? __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

08-16-2009, 03:21 PM	#5
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	I've got an idea... Elves heading south, as in, Tuor and the exiles of Gondolin on their march to Sirion's Mouth via Nan-tathren? In this case, the helper would be Ulmo, whose power was in the great stream and protected them (or words to that effect). Is that it? __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

08-16-2009, 06:17 PM	#6
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Well, the answer does indeed make sense, but it's not what I had in mind. I'm thinking Third Age. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown